The association of depressive symptoms with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in Central and Eastern Europe: Prospective results of the HAPIEE study

Conclusions
Depressive symptoms predicted CVD and all-cause mortality independently of a wide range of potential confounders. The association followed a gradient and increased mortality risks were associated with scores below the cut-offs that are commonly used to define ‘depression’.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - October 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kozela, M., Bobak, M., Besala, A., Micek, A., Kubinova, R., Malyutina, S., Denisova, D., Richards, M., Pikhart, H., Peasey, A., Marmot, M., Pajak, A. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research